PENTECOSTAL ASSEMBLIES OF GOD

SOROTI CITY CHURCH

HOME CELL TRAINING

MANUAL

FOR

P.A.G SOROTI ASSEMBLY

CHURCH 2023
Inward Vision: To help cell members grow and mature into their special gifts.
Outward Vision: To help cell members penetrate their ‘oikos’ (house or household) through
evangelism and win as many souls as they can to expand the Kingdom of God.

BACKGROUND

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The Church, as described in the book of Acts, was vibrant; every believer was a minister, agapé
love flowed freely and the gifts and daily the power of the Holy Spirit was evident on the
streets and in people’s houses. In the early days of the church there were no Bibles or Bible
Schools, no Theological Seminaries, no Church buildings or Cathedrals – people just ministered
to one another. Something went wrong majorly with the Church about 300 A.D. onwards,
causing the church to slide into the “Dark Middle Ages”. “Christianity” became a “religion”, the
Church an “organization”, all “religious” activities were centered round the “Cathedrals” and
“Monasteries” and only the “official clergy” had access to the Bible and were allowed to
minister the Word of God. The Church in the 20th Century recovered to a great extent from
the lowest point of the “Dark Ages”, but was still a far cry away from the example of the
Church in the book of Acts. We believe that the “Cell Church” is the closest model to the
Church in the book of Acts and this concept will be unfolded and revealed through this
presentation. Cell Church is not a program. You cannot put new wine into old skins! We hope
that you understand this and do not mix this oil with the tepid water of traditional church
structures. This guide is not to renew existing church structures.

INTRODUCTION TO HOME CELLS

Why Home Cells?
In Jesus’ ministry, He operated mainly out of homes, not formal buildings. He often taught His
disciples in houses (Mark 2:1-2; 7:14-27; 9:33; 10:2-12; Matt 13:36). His disciples lived with
families in homes wherever they went. Living in a home was part of His plan for bringing
people into a personal faith experience. In Luke 10, Jesus assigned the seventy disciples to
enter homes, offering peace to all who lived within. When they found a “man of peace” (one
desiring to find peace), they remained in that home, eating and drinking whatever was set
before them. In this way, a household would be converted to Christ and another home Church
would be established. In the non-structured Church, one person usually dominates over others
(seen in most churches today). This limits the possibility of growth. This was not possible in the
early Church.

CELL CHURCH – AN AMAZING MOVEMENT

The Church in Acts 2 was able to:

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1) Overcome persecution
2) Penetrate the world
3) Equip the Saints
4) Change society
5) Worship
6) Edify itself
7) Train leaders

HOW WAS THIS POSSIBLE?

1. The presence of Christ, Acts 2:17-21; Acts 2:25-28.
2. Large & small group community; Acts 2:46, 5:42 – “Temple” and House-to-House and
Acts 20:20 – “Publicly” and House-to-House

CONTRAST BETWEEN CHURCH TRADITIONAL CHURCH AND A CELL

BASED CHURCH
Radical difference between traditional church and cell church:
 Traditional church incorporates cells into its programmes.
 Cell based Church builds its ecclesiology on New Testament principles.

THE TRADITIONAL CHURCH

Has a Biblical Theology for all it does, except for the way it functions.
For its function, it draws from its roots in church history.
It seldom examines the way it functions by examining Biblical principles.
In A Traditional Church: Cell Ministry is only one of many programmes.
In A Cell Church: The cell is the basic Christian community.

STUDY IN CONTRASTS COMPARISION BETWEEN NEW TESTAMENT

CHURCH AND THE CHURCH OF TODAY
ISSUE NEW TESTAMENT CHURCH OF TODAY
Location House to house and in the temple courts. Acts Church buildings alone.
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2:42-47, 5:42
Relationships Intimate relationships; encouragement and Intimacy, notebooks,
accountability emphasized. Acts 2:46-47, 4:32- lectures, little modelling.
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Discipling Personal mentoring and modelling. Acts 8:35, Either ignored,
11:20, 20:20 downplayed, or limited
to professional ministers.
Spiritual Gifts Used by all believers to build up the Body of Either ignored,
Christ. downplayed, or limited
to professional ministers.
Evangelism Motto Go and make disciples. Acts 8:4, 11:19 Come grow with us.
Primary Make disciples, increase the Kingdom, foster Enlarge the institute.
Commitment Christian community. Acts 2:41-47, 5:14, 6:7,
16:5, 17:4
Primary Model the life of a disciple via relationship and Building and directing
Leadership Task active ministry. Acts 1:14-15, 2:42-44, 4:32,….. programmes.
Primary Pastoral Equip and disciple believers for ministry via Preach good sermons.
Task relationship and active ministry. Acts 2:41-47, 1
Cor 16:15
Leadership Test Character, heart for service, fruit. Acts 5:42, What you know.
6:1-15, 1 Cor 16:15
Source for Cycle of discipleship where leaders are raised Trained, professional
Securing Church up within churches tested before they are set clergy.
Staff apart. Acts 6:1-15,
Prayer Life Heavy emphasis; intentional. Acts 1:14, 2:1-4, Individual choice;
13:1-3 limited.
Focus Small groups meeting in homes. Acts 2:46-47, Congregation.
5:42, 20:20, 28:30-31
Teaching Apply the Scripture to basic needs and Subscribe to distinctive
relationships. beliefs of our church.
Support System The small band of believers. Pastor or staff.
Frequency of Daily, as an investment of life together for the Weekly, before or after
Fellowship Kingdom. Acts 2:41-47, 5:20, worship services.

UNDERSTANDING THE CELL CHURCH STRUCTURE

1) The cell multiplies by “Body-Life” evangelism.
2) The cells are guided by a Pastoral Team.
3) It is NOT: A denial of the need of programmes.
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4) The Cell Church is: A strategy for a people-centred and community-based programme.
5) It is NOT: An absence of departments.
6) The cell church is: A structure with departments that support the system of cells.
7) It is not: Only small groups.
8) The cell church is: A system of cells, congregations and celebration.
9) It is not: A group of independent house–churches.
10) The cell church is: A vision-driven movement of people living in basic Christian
communities.

PRINCIPLES AND STRENGTHS OF THE CELL CHURCH

1) Value changes take place in the cell.
2) Discipleship occurs in the context of body life.
3) The cell church allows for total mobilization of every member.
4) The cell church reaches out through:
 “Body-Life”.
 “Relationships”.

CONCLUSIONS
1) Community is the reason for cell groups.
2) The cell group church is not a “gimmick”.
3) It is rooted in solid Biblical principles.
4) Cell groups are “clusters” of people, which are small enough to build up one another
through being channels for the gifts of the Spirit.
5) They are “basic Christian communities”.
6) They form themselves into larger units, or “clusters”, for the work of Christ, who dwells
within them.
7) The manifestation of God’s grace flows between the body members.

WHAT IS A CELL?
CHRIST: THE DNA OF CELL LIFE
The cell is not a social gathering, neither is it a pure Bible study group. It is a gathering of
people whose focus is on Jesus, and His presence brings divine life into the cell.
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THE PATTERN OF HOME CELL GROUPS

• They met house to house (Acts 2:46; 5:42).
• They taught house to house (Acts 20:20-21).
• They waited for the Holy Spirit (Acts 2:2).
• They prayed in homes (Acts 12:12).
• They encouraged brethren in a home (Acts 16:40).
• They met in homes (Acts 18:7; 1 Cor 16:19).

PUROSES OF THE HOME CELL

There are a number of biblical reasons why Home Fellowship Group ministry is a priority.
1. To Achieve A Balanced New Testament Ministry
There are two non-negotiable priorities in the early church (Acts 2:42; 5:42; 2 Tim 4:1-
2).
 A devotion to preaching and teaching
 A devotion to fellowship.

2. To Experience New Testament Church Life

New Testament church life involves fellowship, which includes edification and the exercise of
spiritual gifts. The Component Pillars Are:

 Fellowship. The word for fellowship is “koinonia” which means “to have in common”.
The root word simply means “common.” Those who are fellowshippers are persons who
“hold property in common, partners or shareholders in a common concern.”

What is it that we have fellowship in?

• Possession and inheritance, common salvation (Jude 3), common redemption through His
blood (1 Cor 10:17), common relationship with the Son (1 John 1:6), common renewal of
nature (2 Pet 1:3).
• Presence of Christ (2 Cor 13:14; John 15:1-5).
• Problems, tribulations and deliverance (Rev 1:9; 1 Cor 10:13; 2 Tim 3:12).

 Edification. Edification means to build up or, in terms of the spiritual life, to promote
growth in wisdom, virtue, holiness and Christ likeness. It is the continual need of all
believers and the responsibility of all to provide it.
• It is Christ’s ministry (Matt 16:18; Eph 2:22).
• It is the Word which builds up (Acts 20:32).
• It is essential to growth and love (Eph 4:16).

• All ministry is focused upon it (Eph 4:12).

• All believers are responsible to provide it (1 Cor 14:12, 26).
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• Spiritual gifts are the channels for it (Eph 4:16; 1 Cor 12:7; 14:26).

Fellowship, edification and the practice of spiritual gifts are non-negotiable. They are not an
option. The early church was aware of this so they regularly met in homes. It is only in a small
group context that these essentials for growth take place.

3. Evangelism: Is vehicle of friendship evangelism. Environment is non-threatening and

new converts can join this body of believers with ease and comfort. Provides fellowship,
follow-up and nurture for new Christians.
4. Effective Ministry: Is a place to equip believers for the work of the ministry. A cell
practises the Biblical principle that everyone is a minister. (Eph 4:11,12)
5. Expansion of the Leadership Base: Is for selection, training and mobilization of every
believer.
6. To Expand the Church in the World Home Groups as a Tool of Evangelism
The church itself, in relating to one another, is a primary tool of evangelism. This is stated
and demonstrated on a number of occasions.
• Demonstrated unity is a means of evangelism (John 17:21).
• Demonstrated love is a means of evangelism (John 13:34, 35).
• Worship is a means of evangelism (1 Cor 14:24, 25).
7. Discipling of One another for effective ministry
8. Knowledge of who the Christians are

PURPOSE OF THE CELL LIFE:

1. Cells form the basic building blocks of all forms of life. The cell is also the basic life form
of the Church. Participation in cell churches takes place by joining a cell.
2. The cell is where people are nurtured and cared for. It is in the cell where each member
discovers his/her particular gifting and learns to use it to edify the body of Christ. Every
member is equipped through the discipling process to serve and minister to one
another’s needs and take care of new converts.
3. The cell community of believers is called to be accountable to each other. This is not
always a comfortable situation, especially when people are wrestling with sin in their
lives. There is a continuous conviction and challenge to every believer to pursue godly
values, holiness and righteous living. Through this transparency Christians are able to
grow and mature in the Lord and through the washing of the water of the Word, they
become effective disciples for the Kingdom. Life-long friendships are established and
valuable relationships are formed.

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THE NINE VALUES OF A CELL CHURCH

1. Evangelism: Praying and reaching out to the lost for Christ’s sake.
2. Relationships: Building strong bonds between members of the local body of Christ.
3. Transparency: Being open to others in a trusting environment. People need to be able
to release inner conflict and anxiety.
4. Trust: Promoting confidentiality and security because of transparency of members of
the group.
5. Availability: Being there for each other as the needs arise in our lives.
6. Purity: Living pure and honest lives before God and each other for the testimony of
Christ and the Group.
7. Awareness: Being sensitive to each other’s needs and concerns.
8. Accountability: Being responsible and answerable to each for words and actions both in
and away from the group.
9. Growth: Knowing that God’s will for the group is to be fruitful and multiply and being
willing to release others in the group to pursue their ministry and call.

STRATEGIES INTEGRATING NEW VALUES IN YOUR CHURCH

1. Personal Prayer
2. Group Prayer
3. Sermon Series
4. Leader Involvement
5. Discussion Application
6. Report to Members
7. Intercessory Prayer
The practicality of the High-level Pastor will eventually lead to the congregation becoming
practical thinkers. If not, you are not sharing your vision. It is important that every Pastor shall
have a vision for his church and communicate this vision to his church.
Leadership development is one of the most neglected areas in the church today. We must
remember that it is not the shepherds who give birth to new sheep, but sheep birth sheep.
Therefore, the Pastor must be the “possibility- thinker” and the Pastor’s dynamic leadership
has to catalyse the entire church into action for growth. A well-mobilized laity must discover,
develop and use all their different spiritual gifts for growth. Cell church works on the concept
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growth of your church lies directly in the hands of the leadership of your church. Get your
church excited about God and about their ministry.
In many churches today there is much activity – but no productivity. We must be controlled by
the mind of Christ and make sure that our movements are a result of that. Bring excitement
back into your church. Invest time in your leadership. Let the church come to life, not only on
Sundays, but also on each day of the rest of the week.

THE IDEAL SIZE OF THE CELL

Research in group dynamics reveals two critical factors which affect the size and multiplication
process of cell groups:
1. The maximum size of a cell group should not exceed 12 regular members.
2. The communication lines between members become too complicated with more than
12 members. When cells stabilize around 12 members, they should multiply into two
cells of 6-6 members respectively.

CHRISTIANS BRING MULTIPLE EXPECTATIONS TO CELL LIFE

1) We need to know each other and have real fellowship and body life.
2) We ought to be lifting each other up in prayer and ministry.
3) Discipleship is the most important thing we do together.
4) We should be studying God’s Word together in depth.
5) The operation of spiritual gifts is what cell life is all about.
6) The cell exists to reach out to the lost and hurting in the world.
7) Praise and worship in the Spirit is the highlight of the cell meeting.
8) We must be accountable to each other in living the Christian life.

THE TWO-WINGED CHURCH

A. New Testament Church
1) The New Testament Church in the book of Acts was powerful and we read that it grew
at a great pace. Thousands were added daily.
2) One main feature of this New Testament Church was that the believers met in homes
(Acts 2:46) as well as in large assemblies.
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3) The Church in those days was the perfect “Two-Winged Church”.

When persecution came from the Roman Empire, many thousands of Christians were killed,
but the church carried on regardless. It was able to do so by going underground. The believers
continued meeting in secret and the church remained as strong as ever. The very structure
and nurture of the New Testament Church helped to defeat the plan of Satan for its
destruction.
With the conversion of Constantine (the Roman Emperor), in the late 3rd century the church
started changing. Persecution of the Christians ceased and because Constantine had adopted
the Christian religion, it became “fashionable” to be a Christian.
One result of this was that the church changed form regularly meeting in homes and large
group open-air gatherings to almost exclusively meeting in special buildings – “Cathedrals”.
In his book “The Second Reformation” William A. Beckham describes the characteristics of
the “Constantine Cathedral Paradigm”:
1) People go to a Building (Cathedral);
2) On a special day of the week (Sunday);
3) And someone (A Priest or Pastor);
4) Does something to them (Teaching, Preaching, Absolution or Healing);
5) Or for them (A Ritual or entertainments); and
6) For a price (Offerings).
The above is true of many churches even today. The small group-wing disappeared and the
single large-wing church was born. Community life and vibrancy in the church ceased to exist.
This Bird Could No Longer Fly!

UNDERSTANDING THE NATURE OF THE ONE-WINGED CHURCH

The One-Winged Church is characterized by the following:
The Pastor – The Holy Man
The pastor or church leader in a one-winged or traditional church is called on to do all the
work of the church:
1) Preaching
2) Evangelism
3) Organizing programmes
4) Shepherding

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5) Visiting
6) Maintaining the buildings
It is expected of him because he is the paid minister, the God appointed holy man. He is
expected to grow the church numerically as well as spiritually – single-handed. No church
leader can do all this on his own and many fall by the wayside because of burnout or they
leave the church, all of them victims of Satan’s strategy to neutralize the church and make it
ineffective.
 Consumerism
Statistics show that in the traditional church 80 percent of the members are mere spectators
in the church. These people contribute nothing to the church. They only consume what is
produced for them by the church leader. These are “warm bodies” needed by the church, as
success in a traditional church is determined by “numbers”. There is very little interaction
between church members or caring for each other.
 Programme Based
To feed, satisfy and attract even more “consumers”, the church runs programmes. Many times
these programmes have little to do with the spiritual growth of members. Programmes drive
the church and all resources are employed in keeping the programmes going.
 Meets in Buildings
Buildings are a priority in the one-winged church. The church needs a place to gather. Many
churches build huge buildings and then try to fill them. A large proportion of their income
goes towards debt repayment. Instead of focusing on feeding his flock the pastor has to focus
on floating economically.
 Meets Only on Sundays
The one-winged church meets only on Sundays. During the week there is little or no contact
between the members, and therefore little or no relationship build-up between the members.
 Growth Strategy is Based on the Condition of New Members
The one-winged church is usually sustained by the transfer of dissatisfied adult members from
other churches. Very few new adult conversions take place.
 Is an Organisation and not an Organism
The one-winged church needs a Chief Executive Officer to make it work. If the building and
Sunday meetings were taken away, there would be no church.

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THE NATURE OF THE TWO-WINGED CHURCH - THE CELL CHURCH

The two-winged church has the following characteristics:
1) The Cell Church operates not only on Sundays but on the other six days as well.
2) Everything that happens in a cell church exists to support the cells.
3) The cell church first grows and then builds a building.
4) Cells meet in homes during the week and are basic units of the church.
5) The cell church considers each member to be a minister and equips them to do the
work of the ministry.
6) The lost are reached through “cell friendship evangelism”. Cells multiply causing
dynamic growth.
7) Church members are cared for at cell level.
8) Celebration Worship Services, which take place on Sundays, are an overflow from the
body life taking place in the lives of the members during the week.
9) Spiritual gifts for edification, equipping and evangelism are released in the cells.
10) The community of cells is a place of healing for the individual and the family.
11) In the small groups, members can lose all inhibitions and can receive edification
and healing.

BENEFITS OF THE TWO-WINGED CHURCH

1) Effective Management Units: The cell is manageable because it is self-contained. Every
task of the church can be implemented through this one basic unit. The cell also has a
simple leadership structure, which cares for and develops the members of the cell.
2) An effective caring system: The cell structure ensures that hurting members are taken
care of at any time and not just on Sunday.
3) Church growth: The key for the two-winged church to multiply and grow is the cell unit.
As the cell members reach out to the lost, the cells grow and multiply.
4) Raising up leaders: The cell structure provides the opportunities for members with a
calling on their lives to fulfil their calling without necessarily entering the ministry full-
time.
5) The world can be reached: In the cell structure, every member is a minister. They touch
the lives of the hurting and the lost people out in the world.

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6) Spiritual gifts can be properly exercised: In a cell setting everyone can exercise spiritual
gifts.
CELLS AND CELEBRATION
The two-winged church is the ideal setting for God to reveal His nature:
1. When we meet on Sunday as a congregation we celebrate and worship the most-
high God. Who is Holy, Great, Awesome, Eternal and Exalted.
2. During the cell meeting we experience God’s immanence or most nigh nature:
Intimate, close, indwelling, involved, friend, comfort, accessible and humble.

CELL LEADERS’ PREPARATION

1. Prayer and Praise.
2. Read through the Material.
3. Make Decisions Regarding the Material.
4. Decide on the Ice-breaker.
5. Make a List of all Requirements.
6. Go through Cell meeting in your mind.
7. Pray for each cell member.
8. Pray for the freedom to flow in the Spirit.
9. Preparing the Worship.

THE CELL AGENDA

The cell meeting is divided into 4 stages:
1. Welcome (usually 5 minutes)
2. Worship (usually 30 minutes)
3. Word and Edification (usually 45 minutes)
4. Works (Evangelism & Vision) (usually 10 minutes)

WELCOME
When you begin your cell meeting, you need time to prepare group members to forget the
worry and activities of the day and concentrate on the Lord and those in the group. This
should be an activity that requires every person in the group to participate and open
themselves to the group. This works best when you use an icebreaker. This method also helps
newcomers feel at ease in the group.
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1. Icebreakers help to relieve strange or strained relationships.

2. Icebreakers are not games, but activities that help people to take the focus off
themselves so that they will feel at ease with one another.
3. They may require each person to participate.
4. They help bind people together.
5. They break the initial resistance of everyone present.
6. They are tools to help members of a cell take the first step to enter into another
person’s life.
7. They are not a waste of time and must not be considered unspiritual as they release
laughter and the Bible calls laughter a medicine. Christians need to have fun and release
from mundane activities.
8. Icebreakers are used for mixing and achieving group participation.
9. Icebreakers can also have the purpose of getting acquainted with one another in the
group.
10. Icebreakers help to start communication
11. Icebreakers can be used for encouraging teamwork or group relations
12. There is a book on Icebreakers available.

How To Handle New Members:

All cell members must be briefed beforehand to make a fuss of newcomers. It is critical that
you have song sheets for newcomers, as they will often not know the songs you are going to
sing. Be sensitive to newcomers, they might not understand the works of the Holy Spirit. Be
prepared to give a short explanation about singing in tongues or clapping of hands or anything
that they might not be familiar with, and make an appointment to visit with them if they want
to learn more of the working of the Holy Spirit. Be careful not to pose difficult questions to the
new members the first time they attend the cell. Make sure you get their personal details so
that you can contact them during the next week.

WORSHIP
What Is Praise And Worship?
1. Praise is adoration towards God and usually dynamic, vocal and even loud.
2. Praise is focused on God and all the good things He has done.

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3. Praise is an energetic acclamation accompanied by singing, shouting, proclaiming,

dancing and playing of musical instruments and other external forms of bodily action.
Praise involves your emotions and feelings.
4. Worship means to ascribe worth or value, or to count as worthy.
5. When we worship, we declare Him as the One deserving all the glory.
6. Worship is conversation between God and man.
7. Worship is giving ourselves over to God and is based on our love for Him.
8. Worship is intimate, involving communion and fellowship with God.
9. In worship God mingles with His children.

Pray, Plan and Practise

You need to plan the worship carefully.
1. Seek God for a focus or a theme.
2. Set a goal for what you are trying to achieve.
3. Select the songs carefully.
4. Meditate on the lyrics (words) of the song.
5. Practise these songs over and over.
6. Determine how you are going to link the songs. It is preferable that once you start the
worship, you have no interruptions. If there is an interruption between songs, prepare
someone to read a Scripture.
7. Determine approximately how many times you would like to sing the songs.
8. If you have another musician who is leading the worship, meet before the time to
ensure that you are moving in the same direction. You are still in charge and the
musician has to follow the leader.

Things That Will Negatively Affect the Worship

1. Never begin the cell without knowing what songs are going to be sung. Cell members
will quickly notice when you are not prepared.
2. Don’t use long introductions or long pauses between songs, as this will disturb the
worship flow.
3. Avoid choosing songs that you or your cell members are not familiar with.
4. Don’t choose songs that have a varying tempo or beat.

Tips When Leading Worship

1. You lead by example. Your cell will never worship unless you worship with all your
heart.
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2. Be in charge; never let anyone know that you are nervous.

3. Focus on God; if you truly worship Him the cell members will definitely follow your
example.
4. Be sensitive to the Holy Spirit.
5. Worship involves faith, always expect God to be there.
6. Always try and end the worship on a high, don’t use the least known song to end the
worship. Use a song that you know will bring the anointing down.
You can lead the worship instruments. If you don’t have any instruments, you can lead it with
your voice only.

Word and Edification

The Word section of the cell meeting is not intended to be merely a Bible study or another
preaching session. It is meant to be a time of edification and sharing. In order for this to
happen the following must take place:
1. Each person in a cell must learn to become an edifier, actually using spiritual gifts in
building up the body (1 Cor 14:26)
2. Flow into edification from worship. Close the worship time by praying for the
edification.
3. The focus will be on the application of the Scripture passage preached in the previous
Sunday’s Services.
4. You must facilitate, not teach. Teaching is the leader doing all the talking. Facilitating is
the leader getting the people to talk and directing the interaction and conversation
where necessary.
5. Discussion and sharing: In facilitating the discussion and sharing, lead the people to
applications that are specific and practical.
6. Discussions and sharing should lead to a time of ministry through prayer and exercising
of spiritual gifts.

Inward And Outward Look

The inward vision and ministry of the cell is to help cell members grow and mature into their
special gifts, and the outward vision is to help cell members penetrate their ‘oikos’ (house or
household) through evangelism and win as many souls as they can to expand the Kingdom
of God.
All cell members have one of three ways of viewing the edification of the cell.
a. Some want it to happen
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b. Others want to be edified

c. Others are making edification happen. All cell members must be encouraged to
adopt the paradigm of making edification happen.
The golden rule for any use of the spiritual gifts in the cell is that these gifts are for the
edification, exhortation and comfort of cell members.
The group should regularly be reminded that by participating in the cell group every person
guarantees the confidentiality of situations shared.

Works (Evangelism & Vision)

Each cell session must include a time where the cell is reminded that they are not only there
to enjoy the presence of the Lord, but also to extend the Kingdom of God. The focus must be
moved from how God wants to minister to us to how God wants to minister through us.

The following topics could form part of the works section of the cell meeting:
1. Cell members pray for one another, which automatically follows the word session.
2. Cell members could share a testimony of what God has done in their lives.
3. Each cell member, can in unity with the cell, pray for unsaved family or friends.
4. Each cell member can name the person they would like to approach within the next
week. The cell members can pray to God to show them who they should approach. Even
if the person does not accept Jesus as Saviour, progress is still being made.
5. During this section of the meeting the cell could even plan activities by which they can
befriend unbelievers.
6. The cell can decide how they are going to work towards special harvest events planned
by the church.
7. The cell plans prayer walks.

“Never underestimate the power of a small group of committed people to change the world. In
fact, it is the only thing that ever has.” ~ Margaret Mead

“Greet also the church that meets at their house. Greet my dear friend Epenetus, who was
the first convert to Christ in the province of Asia. Greet Mary, who worked very hard for
you” - Romans 16:5-6

The Salt And The Light To The Nations

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